The first goal for the Glens came from a selfless Peter Steele opting to pass across the penalty area to the awaiting Philip Carson to blast home.  It was Steele himself who would claim the second goal of the game and his first for the Glentoran first team as he headed past James Gallagher meeting an Andrew Hall cross.

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It was a game in which Larne posed no serious threat to Glentoran's dominance throughout and in retrospect could have been a much heavier defeat for the Harbour Rats.

Gary Hamilton opened the scoring on 14 minutes when his left-foot effort went past Chris Keenan in the Larne goal.  Hamilton made it 2-0 after 40 minutes as his previous effort was dropped by Keenan allowing an easy finish.

The final goal came from a Kyle Neill corner kick which floated over the defence to the awaiting Gary Hamilton to touch in with his head.

There were great efforts all round, when Kyle Neill had a spectacular effort tipped over, while confidence was high after his 3rd goal, Hamilton hit the post with a a long-range curling free kick, and forced a great save from Chris Keenan again from outside the Larne penalty area.

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As with the Glentoran pre-season friendly matches, season tickets will be valid for this game.  Standard admission for non-season ticket holders will be £5 with children aged 11 and under admitted free if accompanied by an adult.

This game promises to be a great night's entertainment for all supporters and we encourage everyone to come along for what should be a great mid-season work-out for the Glens.  The Bar at The Oval will also be open for this game opening between 6:30pm and 10:30pm.

Finn Harps enjoyed great success last season in getting promoted to the Eircom Premier Division and started their pre-season warm-ups with a win this week at Coleraine.  They will be hoping to continue this form as they travel to Newry City and Sligo Rovers next week.

This game will see the return of two former Oval favourites, Shaun Holmes an Stephen Parkhouse to east Belfast lining up for Finn Harps against their former club.

It is also to be noted that our supporters that gathered in Stangmore Park, in huge numbers, played no little part in getting behind the team, and in the true spirit of supporter participation ensured we had a successful day out. 

Sadly all of this has been overshadowed by the actions of the mindless few who resorted to what can only be described as rude, vulgar and disgusting behaviour towards people with affiliations to both Dungannon and Glentoran. These few people used foul, abusive and threatening language to other supporters particularly women in their immediate area without any justification whatsoever. One of these women was an expectant mother and the distress caused to her and her friends casts a cloud over what should have been a wonderful occasion. Furthermore Glentoran supporters with a true regard for this club sought to intervene only to be treated with the same level of abuse.  The abuse was then extended to a Dungannon player who had been substituted and was returning to join his family in the stand area. All of this without any justification whatsoever. 

It would also seem that the intervention of stewards, and two uniformed members of the PSNI, had little effect in changing behaviour and that to all right thinking supporters will be extremely disappointing. 

Let us be very clear on something. People that support Glentoran are representing themselves, their families and their club. If they cannot behave in a reasonable manner at our fixtures then they would be best staying away. The absence of authorities that could or would enforce controls is no justification for outrageous and unacceptable behaviour, which falls well below the standards this Club aspire to.   

These events bring shame and disgrace on genuine supporters of the club, and the club itself.  The perception will be that we/they are all the same, and that perception will continue until such times as we do something that will confront the thugs, hence we are asking for your co-operation in this matter. From the clubs’ point of view doing nothing is not an option and we want to address this matter head on. Please assist us to identify those responsible and we will deal with them in a manner that is appropriate and proportionate when we have had their explanation for their behaviour.  
People that cannot behave appropriately cannot be allowed to extend their anger and abuse to all and sundry and expect no reaction.  We all share the responsibility as responsible Glentoran supporters to help eradicate such from our club so please assist us by helping identify these culprits without any further delay. It is our club and therefore our responsibility. 

The live coverage will begin on the 26th February when holders Drogheda United take on tournament newcomers Cliftonville at United Park 

April 7th will see a first for the competition coverage.  Two matches will be broadcast simultaneously, on separate Setanta Sports channels: Derry City v St. Patrick's Athletic and Glentoran v Linfield.  

This year’s competition will break after the matches on April 15^th and will recommence on September 1^st.  

The first seven matches of the 2008 Setanta Sports Cup to be broadcast live are as follows:  

This is a particularly interesting mid-season work-out for the Glens against the newly promoted side who feature ex-Glenmen Stephen Parkhouse and Shaun Holmes.

We urge all supporters to come out for this friendly fixture and show your support for the Glens.  The Oval Bar will be open especially for this game both before and after the match from 6:30pm to 10:30pm.

Controversy struck on 18 minutes when Darren Boyce was booked for what appeared to be a clean, ball-winning challenge.  It was 2 minutes later where an off the ball incident was picked up on by the referee's assistant prompting the referee to produce a second yellow card followed by a red for Darren Boyce. 

Despite being reduced to 10 men, it was the Glens who had most of the possession and attempts on goal.  The best of the first half chances fell to Michael Halliday, having one attempt cleared off the goal line and another denied by Swifts goalkeeper Dwayne Nelson.

Despite having the better chances, it took the Glens over an hour to tally the first goal of the game, when some neat passing play led Michael Halliday onto goal.  Halliday's attempt was blocked, however the ball fell into the path of Gary Hamilton to make it 1-0.

The second Glentoran goal finished the game off on 75 minutes, when Gary Hamilton was fouled by Adam McMinn inside the Dungannon penalty box.  An eager Jason Hill stepped up to slot the ball past Nelson from the spot.

A well earned and hard-fought victory for Glentoran today sees them enter the quarter-finals of the JJB Sports Irish Cup drawing a home game against Donegal Celtic.  The quarter-finals are due to be played on Saturday 1st March.

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The thoughts and prayers of all your friends and colleagues at Glentoran are with you at this time.

The funeral took place from Russell’s Funeral Home Bangor this afternoon.

The Official Glentoran Shop at The Oval is continuing last Friday's 25% off sale this weekend with special opening hours on Saturday morning.  The club shop will be open between 9am and 12 noon on Saturday where all Umbro stock will be reduced by 25%!

Glentoran Club Shop at The Oval
Saturday 9th February
9:00am to 12:00pm
25% off all Umbro stock

So if you missed a bargain last Friday night get down to The Oval on Saturday morning before heading off to Dungannon for the huge Irish Cup 6th round tie!

Glentoran sealed all 3 points in tonight's league match with Donegal Celtic, claiming their first home victory since Boxing Day.  The game was epitomised by the excellent performances of Shane McCabe in midfield and Darren Boyce taking his role in attack.

Some great flowing football saw the Glens pressure the DC defence consistently while the Glentoran back four had little to deal with.  The goals came spread throughout the game with Scullion opening for the Glens on 7 minutes.  The second half started at 2-0 after Darren Boyce scored his first Glentoran goal on 17 minutes, slotting his one-on-one opportunity through the goalkeeper's legs.

Just after the break Michael Halliday made it three goals for the Glens and on 55 Kyle Neill netted the fourth.  DC pulled a goal back directly from a free kick on 57 minutes, but never looked like causing any further upsets.  Northern Ireland U21 International Daryl Fordyce finished the game on 89 minutes when young striker Peter Steele played him through onto goal to slot home from close range.

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